Category Archives: Steam Trawlers

S.T. Westhawk H474

In Marr (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from Fleetwood

Technical

Official Number: 160113
Yard Number: 496
Completed: 1928
Gross Tonnage: 360
Net Tonnage: 142
Length: 140.4
Breadth: 24.0 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull

History

19.5.1928: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.496) for Jutland Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd, Hull as LADY ROSEMARY.
3.7.1928: Registered at Hull (H442).
7.7.1928: Completed (A. Cargill, manager).
2.2.1937: Sailed Hull for Norway Coast grounds last trip before sale (Sk. H. Firth).
22.2.1937: At Grimsby landed 1,850 kits grossed £811.
4.3.1937: Sold to Great Grimsby & East Coast Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Albert William Butt, manager).
12.3.1937: Hull registry closed.
13.3.1937: Registered at Grimsby (GY374).
1.7.1937: Registered at Grimsby as DALMATIA (GY374).
6.1939: Sold to The Admiralty (£10,000). Fitted out as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.844).
8.12.1939: Grimsby registry closed.
6.1940: Based Gt Yarmouth with M/S Group 29 (Sk. A. R. Lees RNR).
1.1941: Refitting at Southampton (Act Sk. A. E. Warburton RNR).
6.1941: Based Portsmouth with M/S Group 29 (Ty/Sk. C. Evans RNR).
1.1944: Fitted out as a dan layer and assigned to Operation Neptune – Normandy Landings. Attached to 9th Flotilla.
5.6.1944: Left Solent anchorage to sweep and mark Channel 7 for Force J1. On completion swept and marked anchorage for Force J ships.
7.6.1944: Marking area off landing beaches in Eastern Task Force area.
25.6.1944: Marked swept channel off Cherbourg.
29.6.1944: In support of minesweepers
3.7.1944: Operation Neptune ended. Deployed with minesweeping support off French Coast.
24.4.1946: Sold to Manor Steam Ship Co Ltd, Milford Haven (Reginald Llewellyn Hancock, Hakin, manager).
6.1946: At Milford, completed Special Survey. Re-classed as a Steam Trawler.
26.6.1946: Registered at Milford (M140).
11.1947: Sold to J. C. Llewellin (Trawlers) Ltd, Milford Haven (John Charles Llewellin, manager).
5.11.1947: Milford registry closed.
11.1947: Registered at Hull (H474). Fishing from Hull (Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull, managing agents).
23.12.1948: Registered at Hull as WESTHAWK (H474).
27.6.1949: Sold to North Eastern Trawlers Ltd, London (William Stanley Shepherd MP) (Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull, managing agents). Mortgaged to British Mutual Bank Ltd, London.
22.9.1950: Sold by mortgagee to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, manager) for £21,195.
8.1951: Docked for Special Survey (drilled) at Hull.
1952: Used for WFA lay up scheme and fishing quota.
27.11.1952: Sold to BISCO and allocated to J. J. King & Co Ltd, Gateshead for breaking up.
11.1952: Delivered River Tyne.
6.3.1953: Hull registry closed “Broken up”.

Changelog

24/07/2010: Page published. 5 updates since then.

S.T. Westhill H470

In Marr (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from the port

Technical

Official Number: 160093
Yard Number: 490
Completed: 1928
Gross Tonnage: 359
Net Tonnage: 156
Length: 140.4 ft
Breadth: 24.0 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley

History

6.1927: The Board of Thomas Hamling & Co Ltd, Hull decided to build three distant water trawlers. Contracts were signed with Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd to build the ships at £9,440 each and C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd to make the engines and boilers at a price of £6,300 per unit. Total cost £15,740 per vessel. The names chosen were St. MELANTE, St. ALEXANDRA and St. DELPHINE.
10.12.1927: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.490) for Thomas Hamling & Co Ltd, Hull as St. ALEXANDRA.
9.1.1928: Registered at Hull (H373).
12.1.1928: Completed trials and accepted (Thomas Boyd, manager).
14.1.1928: Sailed Hull on first trip (Sk. Alfred Fletcher).
29.6.1936: Thomas Boyd resigned from board to form Boyd Line Ltd, Hull.
29.6.1936: Harold Watson Hall appointed manager.
2.1939: Selected for procurement by The Admiralty.
28.2.1939: Sailed Hull for Liverpool following successful Admiralty trials (Skipper and nine crew – insured for £8,000). Delivered to Harland & Wolff Ltd, Bramleymoor Dock, Liverpoool for fitting out as a “Berberis” class minesweeping trawler (Batch 2).
11.3.1939: Sale to The Admiralty concluded (£7,000).
4.1939: On completion of conversion renamed HMS LARCH (P.No.T.96).
6.5.1939: Hull registry closed (On advice from The Admiraly ref. MF5342/1939 dated 3.5.1939).
8.1939: At Sheerness Dockyard armament fitted (1-12pdr AA, 2- MGs (2 x 1)).
6.1940: Based Sheerness with M/S Group 2 (Sk.J. T. White RNR).
1.1941: Remains based Sheerness (Act Sk. A. H. V. Winfield RNR).
6.1941: Based Scapa Flow with M/S Group 18 (Act Sk. A. H. V. Winfield RNR).
1.1942: Remains based Scapa Flow (Act Sk. A. H. V. Winfield RNR).
5.1946: Sold to Westholme Fishing Co Ltd, Milford Haven (Reginald Llewellyn Hancock, Hakin, manager).
31.5.1946: Registered at Milford as WESTHILL (M138).
6.1946: Special Survey at Milford.
10.1947: Sold to J. C. Llewellin (Trawlers) Ltd, Milford Haven John Charles Llewellin, manager).
5.11.1947: Milford registry closed.
11.1947: Registered at Hull (H470). Fishing from Hull (Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull, managing agents).
27.6.1949: Sold to North Eastern Trawlers Ltd, London (William Stanley Shepherd MP) (Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull, managing agents). Mortgaged to British Mutual Bank Ltd, London.
15.9.1950: Sold by mortgagee to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, manager) for £18,714.
2.1951: Slipped for Special Survey (drilled) at Fleetwood.
1952: Used for WFA lay up scheme and fishing quota.
6.10.1952: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thomas Young & Sons Ltd, Sunderland for breaking up. 10.10.1952: Delivered at Sunderland.
6.3.1953: Hull registry closed.

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HMS Larch

HMS Larch
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S.T. Westhill H470

S.T. Westhill H470
Picture © Grimsby Reference Library

S.T. Westhill H470

S.T. Westhill H470
Picture courtesy of The Mike Thompson Collection

Changelog
23/06/2010: Page published. 3 updates since then.
28/01/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.

S.T. Arctic Trapper H567

In Marr (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from Fleetwood

Technical

Admiralty Number: 3549
Official Number: 148815
Yard Number: 809
Completed: 1917
Gross Tonnage: 324
Net Tonnage: 249
Length: 138.5 ft
Breadth: 23.7 ft
Depth: 12.8 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: 600ihp T.3-cyl by Campbell Gas Engine Co Ltd, Halifax

History

22.5.1917: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.809) (“Mersey” class) for The Admiralty as ALEXANDER HILLS (Ad.No.3549).
18.9.1917: Completed as a minesweeper (1-12pdr, W/T).
21.9.1917: Accepted.
9.1920: Re-commissioned as HMS MOY (“Colne” class but unarmed).
1921: Employed Fleet Target Service.
1939: Mediterranean Station. Armed (2 x 1 – 3″) (P.No.T.79).
7.6.1940: Sailed Malta for Alexandria (Lt. V. G. Palmer Rtd).
1.1941: Based Alexandria. Fleet Target Service (Lt. V. G. Palmer Rtd).
1942: Based Tobruk. Fleet Target Service (Lt Cdr. V. G. Palmer Rtd).
22.12.1942: Sailed Tobruk for Alexandria.
1943: After refit in Alexandria operated as a controlled minelayer.
1945: Employed clearing minefields off Port Said and entrance to Suez Canal.
1946: Returned to UK. Laid up.
1946: Sold to Moy Fishing Co Ltd, North Shields.
11.1946: At Leith, completed refit, special survey and classification as a Steam Trawler.
1.1947: Registered at North Shields as CORAL ISLAND (SN109).
5.1948: Sold to Oddsson & Co Ltd, Hull.
5.1948: North Shields registry closed.
29.5.1948: Registered at Hull (H567).
2.4.1949: Registered at Hull as ANANES (H567).
11.1949: Sold to Ocean Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull (K. Pocklington, manager).
10.11.1949: Registered at Hull as FORBES (H567).
3.8.1950: Sold to Boyd Line Ltd, Hull (T. W. Boyd, manager).
2.10.1950: Registered at Hull as ARCTIC TRAPPER (H567).
7.3.1952: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, manager) for £8000 and used for WFA lay up scheme and fishing quota.
6.10.1952: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thomas Young & Sons Ltd, Sunderland for breaking up.
10.10.1952: Delivered at Sunderland.

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S.T. Coral Island SN109

HMS Moy
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S.T. Forbes H567

S.T. Forbes H567
Picture courtesy of The James Cullen Collection

Changelog
22/07/2010: Page published. 5 updates since then.
03/05/2014: Added picture of HMS Moy.
05/09/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
07/07/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Curtana GY369

In Marr ownership. Did not fish from Fleetwood

Technical

Official Number: 160873
Yard Number: 534
Completed: 1929
Gross Tonnage: 354
Net Tonnage: 149
Length: 140.2 ft
Breadth: 24.6 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley

History

20.11.1929: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.534) for Jutland Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd, Hull as LADY ENID.
17.12.1929: Registered at Hull (H172).
20.12.1929: Completed (A. Cargill, manager).
29.1.1937: Sailed Hull for Norway Coast grounds last trip before sale (Sk. Brazendale).
20.2.1937: At Hull landed 1,786 kits grossed £573.
3.1937: Sold to The Loyal Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
12.3.1937: Hull registry closed.
13.3.1937: Registered at Grimsby (GY369) (Bill Butt appointed manager).
2.6.1937: Mortgaged to Midland Bank Ltd, London (A).
29.6.1937: Registered at Grimsby as CURTANA (GY369).
28.6.1938: Arthur Wright Butt appointed manager.
31.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.674) (Hire rate £166.13.6d/month).
24.4.1945: Mortgage (A) discharged.
10.1945: Returned to owner.
4.1946: Reclassed at Grimsby.
21.8.1953: Sold to J. Marr & son Ltd, Fleetwood for £9000 and used for WFA lay up scheme and fishing quota.
24.8.1953: Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, appointed manager.
31.8.1953: Moved from Fish Dock to lay up in Alexandra Dock, Grimsby (Surveys overdue).
1.4.1954: Transferred to J. W. Draper & Sons Ltd, Grimsby, for stripping and subsequent breaking up.
28.7.1955: Moved to Fish Dock. Hull side slipped in Fish Dock for final breaking.
29.8.1955: Grimsby registry closed “Vessel broken up”.

Note: From Grimsby Register and other documents it appears that J. Marr & Son Ltd retained legal title to the vessel with J. W. Draper & Sons Ltd as the breaker.

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S.T. Lady Enid FD4

S.T. Lady Enid GY369
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HMT Curtana

HMT Curtana
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Changelog
22/07/2012: Page published.
02/09/2015: Picture added.
07/02/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.

S.T. Sicyon GY376

In Marr (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from the port

Technical

Official Number: 160875
Yard Number: 535
Completed: 1929
Gross Tonnage: 354
Net Tonnage: 149
Length: 140.2 ft
Breadth: 24.6 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley

History

2.12.1929: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.535) for Jutland Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd, Hull as LADY MARGOT.
6.1.1930: Registered at Hull (H188).
8.1.1929: Completed (Arthur Cargill, manager).
1.3.1937: Sailed Hull for Bear Island (and Norway Coast) grounds last trip before sale (Sk. J. Walker).
22.3.1937: At Hull landed 1,957 kits grossed £1.230.
23.3.1937: Sold to The Standard Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
30.3.1937: Hull registry closed.
31.3.1937: Bill Butt appointed manager.
31.3.1937: Registered at Grimsby (GY376).
2.6.1937: Mortgaged to Midland Bank Ltd, London (A).
16.6.1937: Registered at Grimsby as SICYON (GY376).
8.4.1938: Bill Butt appointed manager.
28.6.1938: Arthur Wright Butt appointed manager.
4.8.1939: Re measured – 344.29g 154.61n (Certificate of Survey dated at Grimsby 14.7.1939).
9.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.669) (Hire rate £170.11.4d/month).
24.4.1945: Mortgage (A) discharged.
13.7.1946: Returned to owner.
21.8.1953: Sold to J. Marr & son Ltd, Fleetwood for £9000 and used for WFA lay up scheme and fishing quota.
24.8.1953: Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull appointed manager.
31.8.1953: Moved from Fish Dock to lay up in Alexandra Dock, Grimsby.
1.4.1954: Transferred to J. W. Draper & Sons Ltd, Grimsby, as beneficial owner, for stripping and subsequent breaking up.
21.10.1955: Moved to Fish Dock. Piecemeal breaking of hull commenced.
9.3.1957: Grimsby registry closed “Vessel broken up. Advice received from beneficial owner”.
Note: From Grimsby Register and other documentation it appears that J. Marr & Son Ltd retained legal title to the vessel with J. W. Draper & Sons Ltd as the beneficial owner.

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S.T. Sicyon GY376

S.T. Sicyon GY376
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S.T. Sicyon GY376

S.T. Sicyon GY376
Picture courtesy of the Osta Collection

Changelog

22/07/2010: Page published. 6 updates since then.
05/09/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.